Blink 182
Blink 182 are an American punk/rock group active since the early 90’s. I first got tickets to see them just before their popularity exploded with ‘Enema Of The State’. The gig, at Manchester, consequently got upgraded from The Hop & Grape (Academy 3) to the MDH (Academy 2) and ended up being at the Academy (Academy 1). It was, needless to say, full of drunk 13 year old kids – that provided some good entertainment, especially watching them being picked up by their angry mums and dads afterwards! The only other times I’ve seen them was at festivals where poor sound let them down. They tend to layer a lot of guitars on their albums and they simply can’t get the ‘depth’ live as a 3-piece. At least Green Day take extra guitarists on tour with them! You’re probably wondering why, after all the complaints, that they are my Music Monday this week? Well, their albums are great. They’ve had such a range down the years with their self titled album being rather atmospheric at times. Other albums are straight forward fun punk rock. While I’m not keen in them live they have some scorching tracks!
- Carousel (from ‘Buddha / Cheshire Cat’)
- What Went Wrong (from ‘Take Off Your Pants And Jacket’)
- Dammit (from ‘Dude Ranch’)
- Mutt (from ‘Enema Of The State’)
- Violence (from ‘Blink 182’)
Leave a Reply